Keep it simple, I said...
After last week's ambitious birria pizza, I planned to keep it simple this week. I thought, that I would just do a plain sausage pizza. Then, what would be the harm in adding some pepperoni? Everybody loves pepperoni! Could I leave it at just that? Heh. What if I added some color? Maybe a green pepper? Couldn't leave well enough alone.
So, off to the market I go. The first store, I head to the produce. I look around. I don't see it. I see a worker on the other side of the produce section. I asked them if they are out of green bell pepper. They inform me they've been out for 2 weeks. That seems bizarre in my world. I pick up some mushrooms because now I got to have mushrooms. And a few other things. Since I'm there.
I decided to head over to one of the Mexican stores. Surely they will have a green bell pepper and have a really good price on it. I'm looking around and I don't see it. I see an employee. I asked them if they were out of green bell pepper. They look at me strangely. They fumble with what to say. I understand. They don't speak any English. I thank them anyways and leave to try out yet another store.
I head over to Kroger's. I'm hoping this is not a green pepper shortage. I look around. I don't see it. I ask an employee, who is stocking the area, if they had any green bell pepper. He points to the corner of a shelf. There it is! And it's a buck. For one measley green bell pepper. I get it anyways and head home.
I decide to go light on the bell pepper and mushrooms. Trying to keep balance with the rest of the pizza. First, I hand-sliced the pepperoni. I then diced up four rings of the bell pepper. Lastly, I thinly sliced four white mushrooms and dry sauteed them to reduce their moisture.
My plan was to keep it simple. Heh. Maybe I'll go simple next week. Let me know what you think in the comments!
Hand sliced pepperoni, Italian sausage, green pepper, fresh sliced mushrooms, (my own) tomato sauce and cubed mozzarella!